typify > define

verb

• Embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of.
  • usage: "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"
  • synonyms: epitomize, epitomise
• Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.
  • usage: "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize"
  • synonyms: symbolize, symbolise, stand for, represent

• (v.t.) To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to be the type of; as, the genus Rosa typifies the family Rosaceae, which in turn typifies the series Rosales.
• (v.t.) To represent by an image, form, model or resemblance.